The Azolla plants saw to that, eliminating their own habitat when they transformed the global climate (humans, take note). As a stand-in, plant geneticist Martienssen has set his sights on duckweed, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The once-mysterious green “scum” that was first reported to be floating through Portland on the Willamette River earlier is still lingering in the area. However, local experts ...

Thousands of weed-munching weevils have been released into a Lincolnshire river to eat away at water fern which is posing a risk to fish and other wildlife. The fast-growing Azolla weed is mixed in ...

The name duckweed can conjure up different images in my mind. It could be a plant shaped like a duck, that floats like a duck, grows where ducks live, or serves as duck food. The group of plants ...

A dense coating of aquatic weeds has annoyed visitors for months. A pervasive bloom of aquatic weeds across the surface of Spring Lake that has bedeviled visitors for months may finally be on its way ...

A RECENT study by researchers from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) revealed that growing azolla with rice can minimize the damage caused by golden apple snail (GAS) to the crop. Lead ...

One of the great things about living in Leon County is the mild, relaxing climate that allows us to enjoy all seasons. Our enjoyable climate also means that many different species of plant life thrive ...

Rodney Bowles, who runs day trips on the river in the Boston Belle boat, said the weeds "stink". Specialist "weed boats" are being used to try and clear a carpet of greenery which is choking a ...